| Dec. 1942 |
Established the Building Research Section, Ministry of Finance as Predecessor Organization. |
| Apr. 1946 |
Founded as Technical Research Institute, War Damage Reconstruction Agency. |
| Jul. 1948 |
Renamed the Building Research Institute (BRI) of the Ministry of Construction. |
| Apr.1980 |
Transferred formally to Tsukuba from Tokyo. |
| Jan.2001 |
The BRI becomes an Incorporated Administrative Agency. |
| Apr.2015 |
The BRI becomes a National Research and Development Agency. |
Introduction